Yelf's Hotel
YELF'S HOTEL, UNION STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1239061
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Yelf's Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- YELF'S HOTEL, UNION STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1239061
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Yelf's Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- YELF'S HOTEL, UNION STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- YELF'S HOTEL, UNION STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ryde
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 59211 92707
Details
UNION STREET 1. 1577 (West Side) Yelf's Hotel SZ 5992 2/357
II
2. 1784, altered 1805 and in mid C19. Corner site with Yelf's Road. Three storeys painted brick, stuccoed plinth. Roof concealed by a small stucco parapet with moulded coping and band. Curved inset corner stuccoed of one window, and 6 windows to Union Street, four of them mid C19 superimposed canted bays, through three storeys, three lights each, sash, no glazing bars, plain surrounds, frieze, plain on ground floor, panelled on first floor, and with fluted triglyphs to second floor with heavier projecting cornice to each bay. Other two windows, recessed, sash, no glazing bars, bars, block sills, flat brick arches. Main entrance in second bay North of corner. Inner panelled and glazed double doors. Front door, lower part panelled, rest glazed, architrave surround. Side lights with moulded sills, swagged aprons, panels below. Entrance is flanked by square section Tuscan columns supporting entablature with moulded cornice. Partially obscured by early C20 glazed hood suspended on iron ties over pavement. Bowed stuccoed corner has recessed panel at top. Recessed slightly bowed sash windows, glazing bars intact, in architrave surrounds with block sills. South elevation to Yelf's Road is also stuccoed early C19. From East to West: three bays with similar windows, in architrave surrounds, to those on corner. Next a taller block (still of three storeys) with moulded cornice and parapet. Six windows, the outer ones in slightly recessed bays, a number of them blind, others recessed sash, glazing bars and block sills, two recessed panelled doors, one with narrow rectangular fanlight. Raised stucco surrounds and plain friezes with block cornices. The Western door is raised up but there are no steps down. The inner facades to rear facing North and West show a similar treatment, some windows with bracketed cast iron balconies.
Listing NGR: SZ5920792711
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 416795
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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